Southwark Cathedral

Address

 Blessed Sacrament windowSouthwark Cathedral
London Bridge
London, SE1 9DA

Travel information

 Southwark Cathedral is conveniently located for the City, Canary Wharf, the West End, and South Bank. Situated just three minutes walk from London Bridge station, the Cathedral is easy to reach from a number of main line and LT underground stations and bus routes. If arriving by river then London Bridge /City Pier is the nearest arrival point - approx 5 minutes away.

Main line stations:
London Bridge, Waterloo (Waterloo East to London Bridge)

Underground:
London Bridge station - Jubilee and Northern (City Branch) lines
Monument station - District and Circle lines and DLR (Docklands Light Railway).

Buses:

17 Archway to London Bridge, 21 Newington Green to Lewisham, 35 Shoreditch to Clapham Junction, 40 Aldgate to Dulwich, 43 Frien Barnet Library to London Bridge, 47 Shoreditch to Catford, 48 Walthamstow Central to London Bridge, 133 Liverpool Street to Streatham, 141 Palmers Green to London Bridge 149 Edmonton Green to London Bridge (24 hrs), 381 Peckham to Waterloo 521 Waterloo Station to London Bridge (Mon -Fri, not evenings), RV1 Covent Garden to Tower Gateway

River Bus:
Bankside pier or City Pier

Parking

 Nearest car parks:
NCP at Snowfields (15 mins walk).
Ewer Street Car Park (15 mins walk).
Union Car Park at Southwark Street (10 mins walk).
Southwark Bridge Village Car Park, Thrale Street (10 mins walk). City Car Parks at Wardens Grove (10 mins walk)

There are a limited number of parking meters along Southwark Street.

The nearest designated Disabled Parking space is in Park Street.

The nearest coach-drop off point is in Southwark Street - less than 5 minutes walk from the Cathedral.

Bicycle parking is available just outside the Cathedral (opposite Borough Market) and two addtional areas are on the North side of the Cathedral on Montague Close.

Visitor Hours

 The Cathedral is open from 0800 Weekdays, and 0830 Saturdays and Sundays. It closes at 1800. Main visiting times are from 1000 to 1700.

The Cathedral Shop is open Mon -Sat 1000 - 1800; Sun 1200 - 1800 (Closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day)

The Cathedral Refectory / Restaurant is open daily from 1000 to 1800 (Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)

Admission

 Individuals:
Admission is by voluntary donation; suggested £4.00 per person.
Permits are required for photography: £2.00 per camera; £5.00 per video. [Flash is acceptable] This is for personal use only. These can be purchased from Welcomers on the Cathedral floor and / or from the Cathedral Shop.
Photography is not permitted during services or ticketed events. Special Rates apply for Commercial Use - please enquire.
Groups:
Mandatory charges apply; please contact Cathedral Visitors’ Officer for details. Group organisers are strongly encouraged to pre-book their visit.

Arranged visits

Guided Tours

Cathedral Guides are sometimes on duty - particularly during summer months - please telephone for clarification.

Pre-booked guided tours are available 7-days per week, subject to services and other events taking place. Lead Prices - £5.00 per adult; £4.50 per senior citizen / student. Tour duration is 90 minutes.

Cathedral Guides also undertake pre-booked walks around Historic Bankside and Borough High Street, the latter including Guy’s Hospital Chapel where access to the crypt can be arranged.

[Commercial / Trade discounts are available to Tour Operators and Travel Trade. Please contact Visitors’ Officer for details]

Escorted Walks of either the Historic Bankside or High Street areas can be arranged in conjunction with a Cathedral Guided tour of the Cathedral. These cost £5.00 per adult; £4.00 per senior citizen (Combined Cathedral Tour + Escorted Walk = £9.00 per adult; £7.00 per senior citizen. Group organisers = free. Please contact Visitors’ Officer for more details.

[Main T 020 7367 6700; Visitors’ Officer - T 020 7367 6734] Visitors’ Officer - David Payne, E david.payne@southwark.anglican.org

Groups

Group organisers are strongly encouraged to pre-book their visit.

School Visits

The Cathedral has an Education Centre catering for school groups. Trails and workshops are linked to the National Curriculum. Please contact the Cathedral’s Education Officer for further details or visit the website. Education Officer - T 020 7367 6715

E edcentre@southwark.anglican.org

W:http://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/education/

Worship

Times

Sundays:
0845 Morning Prayer
0900 Eucharist
1100 Choral Eucharist
1500 Choral Evensong
1830 ‘6.30 at Southwark’ -
1st Sunday of month - Traditional Rite Choral Eucharist;
2nd Sunday - Service of Light;
3rd Sunday - Service of Healing and Wholeness;
4th Sunday - Compline and Eucharistic Devotions

Weekdays:
0800 Morning Prayer
0815 Eucharist
1230 Midday Office
1245 Eucharist
1730 Choral Evensong / Evening Prayer

Saturdays and Bank Holidays:
0900 Morning Prayer
0915 Eucharist
1600 Choral Evensong / Evening Prayer

Link

Worship page

Events

 Events page

Amenities
    The Cathedral Shop is open Mon-Sat 1000 - 1800; Sun 1200 - 1800 and Bank Holidays 1100 - 1700 (Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day)

    The Cathedral Refectory / Restaurant is open daily from Mon-Sat 0830 - 1800; Sun 1000 to 1800 (Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)

    Conference Centre - 6 rooms available for hire

    There are toilets on site including two RADAR key operated accessible toilets, one with baby changing facilities

    The Churchyard Gardens have been laid out with Shakespearian and Biblical planting and are an ideal picnic venue in the summer months.

Facilities for disabled
    A loop system is operational for all main services.

    Tours for blind and partialy sighted can be arranged through the
    Cathedral’s Visitors’ Officer [T 0207367 6734]

    An ‘Access for people with special needs’ leaflet is available upon request, or can be downloaded from the following link:

    http://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/downloads/visit/access.pdf

    Access to all levels available via lifts or fixed and portable ramps

    A wheelchair is available upon request.

    Large print service sheets and visitor leaflets are available.

    The Cathedral has two accessible toilets (RADAR key operated)

Further information

Contact

 Main Switchboard

Telephone number

 020 7367 6700

Email address

 cathedral@southwark.anglican.org

Facsimile number

 020 7367 6730

Website address

 Southwark Cathedral